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The Activity Shop

The Activity Shop

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The Activity Shop is a kayak & canoe livery in Blue Hill. They rent single and tandem kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards daily or weekly for use in the protected tidal waters of Blue Hill Harbor. The outfitter delivers and picks up rental equipment at the customer's cottage.

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Kayaking, Canoeing

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Typical flow by month

2006 to 2026

The water at The Activity Shop typically runs highest in April, at a median 4.5 cfs, and lowest in August, at 0.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 133 cfs, in 2008.

Typical flow by month at Otter Creek near Bar Harbor, Maine, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January1.81.3 to 3.8
February1.50.9 to 3.4
March4.02.1 to 7.3
April4.52.5 to 8.7
May1.91.1 to 3.3
June1.20.7 to 2.5
July0.50.3 to 1.4
August0.30.2 to 0.9
September0.40.1 to 1.2
October1.20.4 to 3.4
November2.51.4 to 5.4
December3.12.0 to 7.1

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Otter Creek near Bar Harbor, Maine (site 01022840). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

85Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Thu, Sep 24 (93)

Streamflow

0.2 cfs

Normal (46th)

Water level

1.54 ft

High today

62°F

Wind

7 kt

Gusts 17 kt

Rain chance

0%

Week ahead

Tue62°F0%
Wed61°F0%
Thu68°F2%
Fri62°F41%
Sat53°F41%
Sun58°F44%
Mon56°F32%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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